{"id":"tas:sr-2021-006","name":"Proclamation under the Gas Safety Act 2019","slug":"proclamation-under-the-gas-safety-act-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"6 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182231,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-006-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Gas Safety Act 2019","content":"> Proclamation under the Gas Safety Act 2019\n\nI, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, by this my proclamation made under [section 2 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-002#GS2@EN) [Gas Safety Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-002) fix 3 February 2021 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n27 January 2021\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nELISE ARCHER\n\nMinister for Building and Construction\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 3 February 2021\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Gas Safety Act 2019; it only sets the date (3 February 2021) on which the Act’s provisions come into force and records administrative publication and responsible department."},"complexity_factors":["Single, procedural action: fixes a commencement date rather than creating new policy","Explicit statutory hook: references section 2 of the Gas Safety Act 2019","Formal legal steps: Governor acting with Executive Council advice and Gazette notification","No substantive regulatory detail or operational rules in the instrument","Low interpretive uncertainty — practical effect is a clear calendar date"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation makes the Gas Safety Act 2019 start operating on 3 February 2021 by fixing that date as the Act’s commencement under section 2. It was issued by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council, published in the Gazette and is administered by the Department of Justice.\n\nMechanically, the proclamation causes the Act’s powers, duties and obligations (wherever set out in the Act) to take legal effect from that date; it does not itself change the Act’s substantive content."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation by definition does not alter the scope of the parent Act — it simply activates it. There is no indication from the available text that the proclamation commences only part of the Act or introduces any modification to its original intended scope."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely procedural — it is a commencement proclamation with minimal substantive content","Very limited legislative text is actually reproduced, making full analysis of the underlying Act impossible from this document alone","The underlying Gas Safety Act 2019 may carry its own complexity, but that is not assessable from this proclamation alone","Standard administrative/drafting form with no novel legal concepts"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brought the Gas Safety Act 2019 into force in Tasmania on 3 February 2021. It made the Act’s safety rules and legal obligations enforceable, affecting anyone who installs, supplies, inspects, works with or uses gas appliances and infrastructure — including gas businesses, licensed tradespeople, consumers and regulators."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation — a procedural instrument with a single, narrow purpose. It has not expanded beyond its original intent of bringing the parent Act into force."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's Gas Safety Act 2019. \n\n**What it does:**\n- **Fixes the commencement date** — the Act officially comes into force on **3 February 2021**\n- **Who made it:** The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the Executive Council (the state's top decision-making body)\n- **Who it affects:** Anyone in Tasmania who works with gas installations, appliances, or gas supply systems — the Act creates safety rules and licensing requirements for this industry\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Gas Safety Act 2019 would remain 'on the shelf' — passed by Parliament but not actually law. This document flips the switch, making the safety rules legally binding. It ensures gas fitters, inspectors, and suppliers must follow the new safety standards from 3 February 2021 onwards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-safety-act-2019","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-safety-act-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-safety-act-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-safety-act-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-safety-act-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-safety-act-2019/documents"}}